Welcome to South Bay ...

South Bay is located in Thurston County<1>.

The location of South Bay has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for South Bay: S. Bay

South Bay is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: South Bay lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

South Bay is located in the (360) area code.

Communities Also Named South Bay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named South Bay - they are located in California, Florida, New Brunswick, New York (3), Ohio, Ontario (3) and Saskatchewan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Bay.

Communities near South Bay ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Bay.

• Lakewood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <4>
• Lacey
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Lacey is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <4>
• Olympia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
  • Olympia is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olympia <4>
• University Place
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • University Place is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Place <4>
• Tumwater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumwater
  • Tumwater is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tumwater <4>
• Shelton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
  • Shelton is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <4>
• DuPont
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuPont
  • DuPont is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuPont <4>
• Yelm
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm
  • Yelm is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <4>
• Fircrest
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fircrest
  • Fircrest is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fircrest <4>
• Steilacoom
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steilacoom
  • Steilacoom is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steilacoom <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around South Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Bay.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South Bay. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Bay.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Bay. See our Newspapers Page for South Bay.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Bay ...

Looking for more information about South Bay? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to South Bay, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Bay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Bay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Thurston County: www.co.thurston.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/